‘Get off my neck’: London police officer suspended after arrest incident
Video appears to show Met officer applying pressure with his knee to suspect’s neck area
A Metropolitan police officer has been suspended after a video appeared to show him briefly applying pressure with his knee to a suspect’s neck area during an arrest in London.
The footage shows the suspect, who is handcuffed and on the ground, shouting “get off my neck”. The Metropolitan police said the video was “extremely disturbing”, and that they had suspended one officer and removed another from operational duty.
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